It’s always a good week when “field trip to Lisa Marie” is on the agenda! The boys have worked with Matt Basile seven times over the past few years and he’s a legend in our Petits Chefs circles! He’s known as the “deep frying guy” because he always manages to weave the deep fryer into […]
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Les Petits Chefs make (Art to Eat) cookies for Halloween with Adell Shneer
This week, the Petits Chefs were lucky to welcome Adell Shneer back into the lab this week for one of our favourite guest chef sessions – decorating sugar cookies. This was her TENTH visit to to work with the boys in cooking club and this time she taught a new generation of boys – a […]
Les Petits Chefs bake Mairlyn Smith’s Grab n Go Breakfast Cookies (and some thoughts on cooking with kids)
You know you’ve been busy in cooking club when you’ve only got a handful of photos/ videos to show for your afternoon’s work! Sometimes cooking with kids needs you to be 100% “on” and completely focussed on what’s happening in the pans/ bowls in order to ensure a successful result! This week we made a […]
Les Petits Chefs make dumplings and pomelo salad with Vanessa Yeung
One of the cornerstones of the Petits Chefs programme are the guest chefs who lend their time and expertise to the club by either visiting and working with the boys in the lab or inviting us into their kitchens to work there. Since I launched this piece of the program in the spring of 2011, […]
Les Petits Chefs make Gratin de Pâtes au Jambon (Cheesy Pasta Bake) from In the French kitchen with kids!
Another recipe from In the French kitchen with kids this week – a version of one of their favourite foods – mac & cheese, only way better! The Gratin de Pâtes au Jambon (Cheesy Pasta Bake) in the book involves a creamy béchamel sauce which is something many adults don’t like to make because they […]
Les Petits Chefs partner with Mealshare and Eva’s Initiatives
Have you heard of Mealshare? Do you like to eat out? Do you like to give back to your community? How about if I told you that simply by dining out, you could provide a healthy meal to a youth in need? That’s the concept of Mealshare, a non-profit organisaion on a mission to end […]
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